The Drunkard (1950)
"O methystakas" (original title)

After losing his son in WW2, a poor cobbler has become a drunkard and laughing stock of the whole neighborhood, besetting his daughter. When his daughter falls in love with a rich young man... See full summary »

Director:

Yorgos Javellas

Writer:

Yorgos Javellas

Stars:

Orestis Makris, Dimitris Horn, Billy Konstadopoulou

Cast

Credited cast:
Orestis Makris	...	Haralabos Lardis
Dimitris Horn	...	Alec Bakas
Billy Konstadopoulou	...	Anna Lardi
Athanasia Moustaka
Nikos Vlachopoulos	...	Dimitris Bakas
Maria Giannakopoulou
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vasilis Afentakis
Alekos Anastasiadis
Rallis Angelidis
Zafeirini Giuzepe
Aristeidis Karydis-Fuchs	...	(as Aristeidis Karydis)
K. Kaskaris
Anna Kyriakou	...	Betty
Katia Linta
Nikos Papadakis	...	Singer

Storyline

After losing his son in WW2, a poor cobbler has become a drunkard and laughing stock of the whole neighborhood, besetting his daughter. When his daughter falls in love with a rich young man, he tries in vain to hide his passion from the young man's family...

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Plot Keywords:

melodrama | wine | hospital | cobbler | suicide | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

23 January 1950 (Greece)

Also Known As:

The Drunkard

Filming Locations:

Athens, Greece

Company Credits

Production Co:

Finos Film, Th. Damaskinos & V. Michaelides

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Mousiki vradya: Tragoudia apo ton Elliniko kinimatografo (1976)

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